Machine for making powder-puffs



P. MEYER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING POWDER PUFFS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, I920.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- ATTORNEY P, MEYER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING POWD'ER PUFFS.

APPLICATION. FILED MAY 8, 1-920.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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A TTORNEYS P. MEYER.

MACHINE FOR MAKING POWDER PUFFS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1920.

I Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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INVENTOR A ITOR/VEYS 1 uurrso STATES regent orries.

PETER MEYER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR MAKING POWDER-PUFFS.

Application filed May 8, 1920. Serial No. 879,738.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Powder-Puffs, and do hereby de clare the following specification, taken in connection with the drawings forming part of same, to'be a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the invention and the best mode contemplated to apply the prin ciple thereof so as to distinguish it from other inventions and to enable any person skilled in the art to which it appertains or with which it is most nearly connected to make, construct, and use the same.

This invention relates primarily to a powder puff machine and more particularly to means whereby the material is severed into desired lengths.

The invention contemplates as its primary object, a simple and efficient means for holding wool or other material used in powder puffs, so that the material can be operated upon to separate it into required length and form.

Another object of this invention is a means to cut the material to the required size and retaining it in a shape so that it can be readily handled for a subsequent operation.

Other objects will. be apparent from, and are incorporated in the annexed drawings and in the following description, which sets forth in detail, certain r-ontrivances embodying means constituting however, but one of the various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

The novelty of the invention will be readily understood from the drawings, which show a construction for practising the invention in its preferred form, and from the following description thereof, the

invention being more specifically pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims annexed to said description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ap paratus clearly showing the operating handles the magazine for the work being omitted to more clearly show the entire mechamsm.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view .of the work support and the chuck for holding the work to be operated upon.

Fig. 3 is an end view showing a part of the work support at the front end.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view at XX, of Fig. 3 of the work head.

Fig. 5 is an end view or the chuck for holding the work to be operated upon.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5' to more.

clearly show the operating means constitutingthe chuck. T

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the cam for operating the chuck.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the cutter head, together with its operating means.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the work feeding apparatus, made on a very much larger scale than shown in Fig. 1, and on aggerated to more clearly show. the mechanism.

Referring particularly to Fig, 1, the table 1 is of any suitable construction and supported by the frame work 2 at either end thereof. The cutter head 3 isislidably mounted upon a guide plate 4, as seen in Fig. 8. The said guide plate 4 isattached to the main plate 1 by any suitable means. A cutter 5 is rotatably mounted in bearings 6 provided upon said cutter head 3. A pulley 7 is arranged to rotate said cutter at a very high speed. The cutter head is re ciprocated back and forth by means of a handle 9 which is suitably connected to a lever 10. A slot 11 is provided in the cutter head 3 to cooperate with said lever 10, so that the cutter head can be operated toward and from the work.

A work support 12 is secured to said plate 1, and is arranged to form a cvlindri cal bearing for the guide sleeve 13. This guide sleeve 13 is adjustable longitudinally in the cylindrical bearing and clamped in position by means of the bolt 14 and slot 15 provided in the work support 12.

The magazine 16 is a tube of suitable length which can be inserted in a recess 17 provided in the guide sleeve 13. This tube or magazine 16 then passes through the to the plate 1. The magazine support 19 has vertical adjustment for the purpose of properly alining magazine 16.

A series of narrow retainer rings 21 are arranged within the magazine or tube 16. The magazine 16 is filled completely by the retainer rings 21. The material for male ing the powder puffs is drawn through these rings by means of suitable hooks so that the material is fairly well packed within them. This material can be wool or any similar substance suitable for powder puffs. To fill the magazine .16 it is first removed from the machine and the rings inserted, the material is then drawn through and the magazine is placed into the recess of the guide sleeve 13 as herei-nbefore described, and the other end rests upon the support 19. The vise 18 clamps the magazine rigidly.

A section 24 is cut away at the forward end of the guide sleeve 13 and a spring 23 is secured therein. The purpose of this spring 23 is to clamp and hold the foremost retainer rings 21 within the sleeve 13.

A feeding means is provided to feed the retainer rings 21 and material toward the forward end of the guide sleeve 13. This feeding means consists of a supporting bar 25- suitably secured to the plate 1 and eX- tending toward the rear of the machine. Upon this bar 25, is secured a short angle bracket 26 and a long angle bracket 27. A

guide rod 28 is rigidly held between these two supports 26 and 27'. A feed block 29 is slidably arranged upon said rod 28 and is operated by a rod 31 secured thereto at one end and connected to the feed operating handle 32 which is pivoted on the support 33;; A feed rod 30 slidably arranged within support 27 is operated by the feed block 29 to move the retainer rings 21 toward the forward end ofsleeve 13-. A locking plate 34 is secured to the feed block 29 by means of the screws 35 and 36. The plate 34 is loosely arranged upon the screws 35 and 36 so as: to readily assume a vertical. or the angular; position indicated in Fig. 9. hole 37 isprovided in said plate 34 of such a size that when the, feed block is operated.

in one directionit will gripthe feed bar 30 to feed? it forward tomove the rings 21.

- When the block is operated in the other direction, the plate 34 will release and permit the feed block 29-to slide. The feed bar 30 extends through the support 27 and passes through a friction block 38- which is loosely.

seoured to the support 27. by the screw 41. The friction block 33 has" a slot 39therein and a clamping" screw 40, whereby the amount of friction may be; varied. An ad-' justable pin 66 is:provided in. the long support 27 andisarranged to contact with the plate: 34 upon itsrearward movementqto release; the feed-. b1ock;:29. from2 the; feed bar.

30 whenever it is desired to withdraw the feed rod 30 to its rearmost position.

The operation of this feeding mechanism consists of operating the feed handle 32 toward the left to feed and toward the right when releasing. Moving the lever 32 toward the left draws the feed block 29 with it and permits the plate 34 to assume the locking position shown in Fig. 9 to feed the bar 30, thereby moving the retainer rings 21 and powder puff material through the guide sleeve 13.-

Motion in the reverse direction of lever 32, moves the feed block 29,. toward the left, together with the feed rod 30, until the friction block 38', strikes the head of the screw 41. Further movement of" the feed block in the same direction does not carry the feed rod with it because the friction of the block 38, is sufiicient to overcome the clamping effect of the plate 34 on the feed rod 30. I

Movement of the block 29, tov the right clamps the feed rod 30, by means of the angular position of the plate 34, and the friction block 38,. is carried against the bracket 27. The feed rod 30-, then slips through the block because the clamping effect of the plate 34, is greater in this direction than the frictional resistance of the friction block 38'. The slot 39,. and screw 40, provide means whereby the frictional resistance can be varied to suit the condi tions.

The amount offeeding movement of the rod 30, is controlled by the stop bar 43. When all of therings'21 have been fed into the chuck 42, the feed rod 30, is withdrawn to the left until the plate 34, strikes the adjustable pin 66, and releases the feed: rod 30, from the block 29. The feed rod 30,

can then be entirely withdrawn to permit 43 by means of the screw 44'. The stop bar 43 is slidably arranged. in the support 60 and a roller 45-issecured to the" stop-bar 43 which is engaged'by a cam disk 46. A shaft 47 is suitably secured to and rotates the cam disk 46. A gear wheel 48-is secured to the other end of shaft 47 andiisconnectedto therack 49.

The movement of the rack 49 which is secured to the cutter head 3- operatesa'th'e cam disk 46 and thereby moves the chuck 42 toward; and from the sleeve 7 guide-13. The movement of the chuck 42 is primarily controlled by the cutter head?) and is controlled by the cam groove to bring chuck 42 against the guide sleeve 13.

The remainder of the mechanism is best described in connection with the following description of the operation of the invention.

The operator takes a position as if viewing Fig. 1 and operates the lever 9 withthe right hand and the feed lever 32 with the left hand. Forward movement of the lever 9 will operate the cutter across the front face of the guide sleeve 13 and at the same time the rack 19 will have rotated the cam disk in the direction of the arrow so that the roller 45 is in the circular part of the cam groove 50 as shown in Fig. 7. The circular part of the cam groove is so arranged that the chuck will be held approximately away from the guide sleeve 13 to permit the saw 5 to pass clear across the face of the guiding sleeve 13 and out off one of the rings 21 together with the material therein. The continued forward movement by the operator of the handle 9 will bring the roller 45 within the cam groove 57 and draw the chuck away from the guide sleeve 13. This backward movement of the chuck to the right when viewing Fig. 2 brings a plunger 58, which is slidably arranged within the chuck 42, into contact with the cam bar 59 secured to the chuck support 60. The cam bar 59 forces the plunger 58 against the ring 21 carried by the chuck and ejects the ring from the chuck 47 through the opening 61 into any suitable receiving means. A spring 02 is arranged to raise the plunger 58 when released from the cam bar 59.

The feeding operation of the retainer ring 21 into the chuck 12 and against the face 54. is accomplished upon the rearward stroke of the cutter and is completed when the roller 15 is within the portion 68 of the cam groove. During the feeding motion the chuck 4C2 rests against the end of the guiding sleeve 13. A forward motion of the cutter moves the cam plate in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 7, and withdraws the chuck 1 3" which is sufficient to permit the saw 5 to pass clearly through to cut off one of the retainer rings 21.

The cam plate 59 is secured to the chuck support 60 by means of the screws 64. The holes in the cam plate 59 are elongated to permit a slight adjustment longitudinally.

To obtain satisfactory results it is necessary to run the cutter" approximately 2000 revolutions per minute. At a slower speed of the cutter the wool was not properly cut and the small particles of wool would drop out of the rings when ejected from the chuck. The cutter is a plain disk approximately one thirty second of an inch thick and is sharpened to a knife edge on the periphery.

The wool contained in the rings is then covered'on one side with an adhesive substance. Two rings are then'placed adjacent and the material glued together thereby making the opposite ends similar to produce 1 a double faced powder puff.

' Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings, a cutter, and means to pass said cutter between said rings.

2. In combination, a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings, other means to regulate the feed to the width of one ring, a cutter, and means to pass said cutter between said rings.

3. In combination, a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, a cutter, and means to pass said cutter successively between said rings.

at. The combination of a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings through said guide, a chuck to hold the projecting ring, a cutter, and means to pass said cutter between said guide and chuck.

5. In combination a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings through said guide, a chuck to hold the projecting ring, a cutter, means to pass said cutter between said guide and chuck, and means to eject the ring from said chuck.

6. In combination a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings through said guide, a rapidly rotating cutter arranged upon an axis-parallel with said guide, and means to move said rapidly rotating cutter at right angles to its axis across said guide.

7. In combination, a series of retainer rings, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings through said guide, a chuck to hold the projecting ring, a cutter, means to pass said cutter between said guide and chuck. and a cam operated by said last mentioned means to control said chuck.

8. In combination, a series of rings adapted to contain the material to be operated upon, a guide therefor. means to feed said rings through said guide, a chuck to hold the projecting ring, a cutter, means to pass said cutter between said guide and chuck, a cam operated by said last mentioned means to control said chuck. said cam provided with a form which will first move said chuck against the face of said guide to regulate the feeding of said rings. and then sli htly withdraw said chuck and ring therewithin, to stretch the material to be severed and also permit the cutter to pass between said guide and chuck.

. 9. In combination, a series of rings adapted to contain the material to be operated upon, a guide therefor, means to feed said rings through said guide, a chuck to hold the projecting ring, a cutter, means to F4 c ees-M1.

move said cutter across saidguide, means operated bysa-ld last mentioned means to move said chuck aga nst, sald guide to receive and hold one of saidrings fed into it, and then to slightLy Withdraw said chuck and ring to stretch the material in said ring and provide a space to permit the cutter to pass between said guide and chuck to sever the material. i

10. In combination, a series of retainer 10 means connected to said last mentioned 15 means to control said chuck.

Signed this firstday of May, 1920.

PETER MEYER. 

